The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1887-11-02
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WEDNESDAY, NOV. 2, 1887.

Thursday, November gath, as Thanks
giving Day.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Common Council will be held next Mon
dag evening.
-Califon, one of our Hunterdon county
stations, shipped AZ, 900 baskets of peach
es this season.
w. W. Cases ariary, at Baptist
town, yielded 1906 pounds of fine box
honey this year.
Burning the dead leaves raked up
from the streets is good way to dispose
OF the rubbish.
Mrs. Jane Fauss, aged seventy. five
years, OF Sand Brook, recently made a
full hand at husking corn.
The W. c. t. us of Hunterdon
county cleared $93.71 at their luncheon
booth at the Pennington Fair.
Reserved seat tickets for s.Red Ril-
ing Hoods Rescue" are now on sale at
Cochran's drug store. Price 35 cents
-Lamplighter Kearns is giving the city
lamps thorough cleaning this week.
greatly improving their appearance.
do not forget the "Pink Tea y 10
the Presbyterian Lecture Room this ev-
ening and tomorrow Thursday even
ing. Tickets (including supper, 20 cts.
Republicans, be sure to vote next
Tuesday. 1t is possible to elect Repub-
lican Sheriff, if every Republican will do
his duty.
"A calathumpian band made night
hideous on two or three occasions last
week erenading some of our recently
married couples.
Rev. II. +. Y. Pierce, formerly of
Pennington, but now of Philadelphia, has
received call to the Baptist Church at
Mount Holly, N. j.
Thieves stole barrel of cider from
one of our citizens last Saturday even
ing and visited the hen coop of another,
but secured no poultry.
The contract for repairing the King
wood M. E. Church has been awarded to
Mr.. George w. Arnett. of this city, for
1926. The work will be done at once.
FRANK A. Robbins show has arrived
at Frenchtown, and the animals, wagons,
paraphernalia, ETC., are now housed in
Winter quarters. The season is report.
ed as very successful one.
Monday evening was "Hallowe' en-, I"
and the small boy was in his glory. Our
police force was increased to six members,
but no arrests are reported. The noise
was all that could be desired.
Over forty sweet voices will join 10
the operetta of "Red Riding Hood" on
Friday and Saturday of next week. The
music is charming, and full of life. All
who attend will be delighted.
Mr.. Jos. NJ. Lewis is having the front
of his store and residence, No. 81 Union
street, neatly painted. The front of the
adjoining store, owned by Mrs. Benjamin
Rice is also in the hands of the painter
Mr.. Sylvanus Holcombe has bought
of Conductor George Naylor the property
on Bridge street, lately occupied by Rev.
w. W. Bullock. He will occupy it at
once. The price paid. we hear, was
81. 800.
AT the First Baptist Church in this
city, the pastor. Rev. W. W. Bullock,
will preach on the subject, " Voices of
the Lords Supper" and in the evening
on +" Christianity and Woman" All are
cordially invited.
Mr.. Edward Rittenhouse, of this city,
lost a valuable colt last Saturday, from
some disease of the throat. 1t was taken
on Saturday morning and died in the
evening. A post mortem revealed lump
or tumor in the throat.
November 18th will be "Bible Day."
when appropriate exercises and services
to set forth the value of Gods word and
to call for the aid in spreading it abroad
will be held in Churches and Sunday
Schools of some denominations.
"A CHRYsANTHEMUM SocIABLE will
be held at the Stryker Library Rooms on
Wednesday afternoon and evening, No
vember 9th. New varieties of flowers on
exhibition. Home made candy, cake and
ice cream for sale. Admission, 10 cents.
Wash. Shur, DIR. Z. w. Blossoms
handy man, proved himself more than
usually handy on Monday, when he
knocked drunken tramp down for using
insulting language to lady residing near
the Doctors Office. Served him right,
Wash.
--Messrs. Frazer Brothers are fitting
up their shoe factory in this city, and ex-
pect to begin work next week. The goods
they will manufacture at present will be
infants and small children's shoes. In
months to come they expect to add other
branches.
Our Council has made q good inn
provement on York street, above Wash.
ington, by walling the bank of the creek
and widening the street dozen feet.
They now propose to put a street lamp at
this point, which will be convenience to
this locality.
AN Italian tramp came to this city
last week and was generously fed and taken
care of at the residence of Mr.. Dominick
BATH, for four days, when the fellow sud-
denly left, rewarding Mr.. BATHS gener-
osity by stealing bis overcoat and 70
cents in money.
"A few evenings since a tramp asked
permission to stay with Ringoes farmer
until morning. The request was granted
by the kind hearted farmer, and in the
morning the tramp was off before day
lipht taking with him two coats belong